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- ↑ "Betty McNamara". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "History of the Netball World Cup". Netball Scoop. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "Tears, triumphs, and tribulations: How the Silver Ferns have fared at Netball World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 5 December 2021.